Strawberry Mousse

Springtime in Louisiana is one of my favorite times of the year, mostly because of the harvesting of fresh Louisiana strawberries and an abundance of my favorite beer – Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager.

A local fruit stand sells strawberries by the flat, and I found myself asking for one while checking out, something I have longed to do since they started advertising the arrival of said flats about a month ago.

“A whole one or a half flat?” the girl asked me, not even batting an eyelash at the request.

“I’ll go ahead and take the full flat. I mean, why not get a flat?”

She nodded and went to grab it, waddling back toward me with a huge flat of beautiful, ripe strawberries.

… I spent an entire morning scrubbing, drying and hulling the fruit. And when I say the entire morning, I mean from about 9 to 11:30, easily. Yes, it took that long. And yes, the effort was well worth the time.

While I was scrubbing, drying, and hulling all those beautiful berries, I was brainstorming about all the things I could make with them. And the first thing that came to mind was a Strawberry Mousse.

As y’all should know by now, I’m a big dessert fan. And I wanted to make something on the lighter side with these strawberries, so this recipe was born after researching mousses.

You’ll throw your strawberries into the pot, and let those strawberries hang out until they release all their juices, creating a Strawberry Soup. (Yes, that totally is a title.)

Remove the strawberries from the pan and pour into a bowl. Set the bowl aside for safe keeping.

In the saucepan, pour in the orange juice, gluten-free flour, honey and maple syrup.

Heat these over low heat until they have become thicker, then pour in the Strawberry Soup.

Once the Strawberry Soup thickens, pour everything back into the bowl and set aside.

Then dollop your Greek yogurt into the strawberry mixture. Stir until those ingredients are mixed.

And then let the mousse chill out.

And then, once the mousse has chilled, scoop it into individual dishes, garnish with a fresh strawberry, and enjoy!

… Have you ever made a mousse before?

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